Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — Southern Africa

Services share of GDP in Southern Africa in 2025 — 62.7%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8.8 pp.

2025 62.7% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 64.3%2020
Period minimum 46.4%1980

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Southern Africa, 1960–2025455055606519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 53.9%1962: 53.9%1964: 53.6%1966: 53.3%1968: 55%1970: 55.2%1972: 55.2%1974: 52.1%1976: 52.2%1978: 51.1%1980: 46.4%1982: 49.3%1984: 51%1986: 50.1%1988: 50.3%1990: 51.8%1992: 56.3%1994: 56.8%1996: 58.6%1998: 59.7%2000: 60.2%2002: 59.9%2004: 61.7%2006: 62.5%2008: 60.7%2010: 63.5%2012: 63.5%2014: 63.2%2016: 63.1%2018: 63.6%2020: 64.3%2022: 61.6%2024: 62.5%2025: 62.7%
Change over the period: +8.8 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa

Southern Africa 62.7%
World computed 59.9%
Services share of GDP — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.7 +0.2 pp
2024 62.5 +0.5 pp
2023 62.1 +0.5 pp
2022 61.6 −0.7 pp
2021 62.3 −2 pp
2020 64.3 +0.5 pp
2019 63.8 +0.2 pp
2018 63.6 −0 pp
2017 63.7 +0.6 pp
2016 63.1 −0.3 pp
2015 63.4 +0.2 pp
2014 63.2 −0.2 pp
2013 63.4 −0.2 pp
2012 63.5 +0 pp
2011 63.5 −0 pp
2010 63.5 +0.5 pp
2009 63 +2.3 pp
2008 60.7 −1.1 pp
2007 61.8 −0.7 pp
2006 62.5 +0.8 pp
2005 61.7 −0 pp
2004 61.7 −0.1 pp
2003 61.8 +1.9 pp
2002 59.9 +0 pp
2001 59.9 −0.4 pp
2000 60.2 −0.3 pp
1999 60.5 +0.8 pp
1998 59.7 +0.4 pp
1997 59.3 +0.7 pp
1996 58.6 +0.9 pp
1995 57.7 +0.9 pp
1994 56.8 +0.1 pp
1993 56.7 +0.4 pp
1992 56.3 +2.7 pp
1991 53.5 +1.7 pp
1990 51.8 +1.2 pp
1989 50.6 +0.3 pp
1988 50.3 −0.8 pp
1987 51.2 +1.1 pp
1986 50.1 −0.3 pp
1985 50.4 −0.7 pp
1984 51 +0.5 pp
1983 50.5 +1.2 pp
1982 49.3 +1.5 pp
1981 47.8 +1.4 pp
1980 46.4 −2.4 pp
1979 48.9 −2.2 pp
1978 51.1 −1.4 pp
1977 52.5 +0.3 pp
1976 52.2 +0.4 pp
1975 51.8 −0.3 pp
1974 52.1 −1.6 pp
1973 53.8 −1.5 pp
1972 55.2 −0.7 pp
1971 55.9 +0.8 pp
1970 55.2 +0.8 pp
1969 54.4 −0.6 pp
1968 55 +1.2 pp
1967 53.8 +0.6 pp
1966 53.3 +0.2 pp
1965 53 −0.6 pp
1964 53.6 +0 pp
1963 53.6 −0.3 pp
1962 53.9 +0.1 pp
1961 53.8 −0.2 pp
1960 53.9

About the indicator

The share of value added by the service sector in GDP: wholesale and retail trade, transport, communications, finance, real estate, business and government services, education and health care. In most high-income countries it exceeds 70%; in small island states and tourism economies it reaches 80–90%.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.